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Jodocus Hondius’ additions for his edition of Gerhard Mercator’s pioneering 'Atlas Sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura' made the work one of the most accomplished collections of maps from the early 17th century.

Just a small thing, I saw that you wrote in ATG No 2743 that £22,500 for Casino Royale was, you believed, the joint-highest price for a straight, uninscribed copy.

An intriguing Jacobite relic was sold at a recent Mellors & Kirk (24% buyer’s premium) auction in Nottingham.

Two antiques dealers who have owned businesses in Henley-on-Thames for many years have launched a bigger version of their joint venture, Warehouse 26.

Benedetto Pistrucci (1783-1855), who worked as chief engraver and chief medallist to the Royal Mint, had two daughters who he trained in gem engraving.

With so much gold and silver jewellery heading for the melting pot in recent months, Spicers (20% buyer’s premium) in Old Goole, East Yorkshire, was pleasantly surprised by the performance of this tiny 0.7g 9ct gold and enamel charm.

For its summer show this year, Ottocento packs its Petworth gallery with the works of Modern British masters: John Nash, Henry Moore, David Bomberg, Peter Lanyon, Ben Nicholson, and more besides.

One of two translated versions that appeared almost simultaneously emerges in German saleroom

The organisers of the popular weekly Capital Car Boot Sale at the Pimlico Academy in London are launching a twice-monthly antiques market.

Institutional purchases have become a major feature of the Salon du Dessin works on paper fair

Rare family tree drawing by the 18th-century artist, magician, musician and showman comes to auction

Pupils came to a south London auction house as part of a scheme taking place for the third time.

While the Cheffins auction featured the original drawing for the Duke of Wellington’s funeral carriage (see main Art Market story in this edition), the funeral of another British hero of the Napoleonic wars was in the spotlight in a London sale.

ATG's publishing director recounts the joy of wearing an upcycled accessory

Among other recent openings in the centre of Bungay is The Old Store which opened in June 2024.

Founded in Spain in 1875 by brothers Fernand, Jules, Léopold and Jacques, Lacloche Frères became one of the great French jewellers of the Art Deco period.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish sales of books and works on paper

Dealer hopes garden, home and salvage show will run twice a year in Preston to fill a gap in the area

This month, the Buxton Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair celebrates 60 years. Now the longest-running vetted art and antiques fair in the UK, it runs from May 29-31 at The Octagon at the Pavilion Gardens.

Giving a new lease of life to otherwise undesirable old items makes for an exciting, if occasionally controversial, line of business.